n an advertising campaign in 2008 the U.S. Air Force declared itself to be “Above All”. The slogan and symbol of the campaign was similar to the German “Deutschland Über Alles” campaign of 1933. It was a sign of things to come.

On Thursday Masha Gessen watched the press briefing of White House Chief of Staff General John Kelly and concluded:

The press briefing could serve as a preview of what a military coup in this country would look like, for it was in the logic of such a coup that Kelly advanced his four arguments.

Those who criticize the President don’t know what they’re talking about because they haven’t served in the military. …The President did the right thing because he did exactly what his general told him to do. …Communication between the President and a military widow is no one’s business but theirs. …Citizens are ranked based on their proximity to dying for their country. …Gessen is late. The coup happened months ago. A military junta is in strong control of White House polices. It is now widening its claim to power.

Donald’s Trump’s former campaign manager, Paul Manafort, was told to hand himself over to federal authorities, as was one of his former business associates, it was reported on Monday.Russia inquiry: Donald Trump sends barrage of angry tweets as charges reported

According to the New York Times, Manafort and Rick Gates, who was a junior business partner of Manafort’s, are the first people to face charges in the investigation run by special counsel Robert Mueller into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, and the Trump campaign’s possible collusion in that effort.

U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller, tasked with pursuing collusion between Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and Russia, just planted the first stake.

Prosecutors on Mueller’s team revealed Monday that a foreign policy adviser on Trump’s campaign, George Papadopoulos, pursued Russia’s help in the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign and sought to open communication lines to the Kremlin. Papadopoulos worked with an international professor who promised compromising information from Russia about Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton. He also met with a Russian woman he believed could broker a meeting between the campaign and Russian officials.

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He then lied about the timing and content of those interactions to agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. On October 5, Papadopoulos pleaded guilty to lying in a sealed document that was made public Monday in Washington D.C. Ominously for the White House, Papadopoulos is cooperating with the investigation.

Donald’s Trump’s former campaign manager, Paul Manafort, was told to hand himself over to federal authorities, as was one of his former business associates, it was reported on Monday.Russia inquiry: Donald Trump sends barrage of angry tweets as charges reported

According to the New York Times, Manafort and Rick Gates, who was a junior business partner of Manafort’s, are the first people to face charges in the investigation run by special counsel Robert Mueller into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, and the Trump campaign’s possible collusion in that effort.

Here we go...

Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, has been indicted on conspiracy against the US, money laundering, and a slew of other charges, according to the office of the Special Counsel Robert Mueller.

Guest wrote:Here you go, Stooo. Hot off the press, and probably more charges to follow

They couldn't have written this stuff into House of Cards...

That turned out to be quite topical today too.........

Never mind the big hitters, Manafort & Gates, for now. Little George Papadopoulos seems to have been flipped 'over easy' and what he's agreed to spill could turn out to be the first real sledgehammer to the dotard's Witch Hunt spin.